Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Du Page, Illinois

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 5, 2009 · Du Page, Illinois

Death

The wider storm

An elderly woman wandered outside of a nursing home in Itasca during the early morning hours of February 5th. She was found a few hours later, but had died from cold exposure. Temperatures during the early morning hours ranged from zero to 2 below zero with wind chills 10 below to 15 below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 154215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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